By Dan Berger, Julia Teele, Stephen Yale-Loehr, Lisa York, and Sandra Bruno Beginning February 24, 2020, a new federal regulation will change the way the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) looks at “public charge,” which is an evaluation of whether a...
Topic: Immigration Articles
Miller Mayer Memo: Public Charge Rule Information
This week we are introducing our new blog series "Miller Mayer Memo," where we'll discuss trending immigration topics. Our first post discusses the controversial public charge rule, and we'll discuss this topic further during a webinar on February 6th. Please visit...
Public Charge and Applicants for Change/Extension of Nonimmigrant Status
By Dan Berger, Julia Teele, Stephen Yale-Loehr, Lisa York, David Wilks, and Sandra Bruno Beginning October 15, 2019, a new federal regulation will change the way USCIS looks at “public charge,” which is an evaluation of whether a foreign national is likely to need...
Miller Mayer’s Presents Navigating the New EB-5 Regulations Free Webinar
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has published a new regulation making some key changes to the EB-5 immigrant investor program. (Click here to see the regulation) Here are some highlights: 1. Increasing investment amounts - $900,000 or $1.8 million: ...
Overview of U.S. Immigration Law by Stephen Yale-Loehr
Table of Contents 1.1 Introduction/Overview 1.2 The Constitutional Sources of Immigration Law 1.3 Scope of Immigration Law 1.4 Brief History of U.S. Immigration Law 1.5 How Immigration Legislation is Made 1.6 The Statute 1.7 Regulations 1.8 Agencies Involved in...
Miller Mayer’s Immigration Expertise for the Winery Industry
New York State’s Finger Lakes region is home to a rapidly burgeoning world-renowned winemaking industry, and Miller Mayer attorneys have successfully secured temporary work visas and green cards for some of the area’s oldest and most established winemakers and...
Unclearly Executive or Managerial: A Review of Recent Nonprecedent EB-1C AAO Decisions
By David Wilks, Brooke Ireland, and Stephen Yale-Loehr* Executives and managers have a unique path to permanent residence in the employment-based first preference green card category (EB-1C). We sought to find examples of how foreign nationals are faring in obtaining...
Miller Mayer’s Sandra Bruno Obtains Extraordinary Ability Green Card for Turkish Engineer
Miller Mayer is pleased to showcase one of our recent immigration story successes. A Turkish client is one of just a handful of individuals in the world certified by GE Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric, as a Level III Certified Supplier Trainer (GE CST) for...
Policy Changes to Unlawful Presence Guidance for F, J, & M Visa Holders
On August 9, 2018, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published new guidance relating to unlawful presence for F (student), J (exchange visitor), & M (vocational/technical student) nonimmigrants. This guidance also affects those on dependent...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted Regarding Family Separation and Proposed Public Charge Rule
Reuters in "U.S. Judge Says Government Must Reunite Immigrant Families or Face Penalties." Mr. Yale-Loehr said fines amount to a "slap on the wrist" since the government would be paying itself, but a finding of contempt of court would be embarrassing and might lead to...
